On Saturday at 7:30pm at HP Pavilion in San Jose, the New Kids On the Block & Backstreet Boys (NKOTBSB) concert takes place. The same VTA bus, light rail and Caltrain tips for the HP Pavilion are also good for the NKOTBSB concert.

Fireworks Shows and Independence Day Events In Silicon Valley

Santa Clara

On July 2 and 3 (Saturday & Sunday) at 9:30pm, California’s Great America theme park in Santa Clara will have its fireworks display show. You can get to the fireworks show by taking VTA’s Mountain View-Winchester line to the Great America station.

From the Palo Alto Transit Center/Caltrain Station, El Camino Real/San Antonio or the Mountain View Caltrain Station, take VTA’s 35 bus line to Middlefield and Meadow. Then, walk one (1) block west to the park entrance.

Morgan Hill

In southern Santa Clara County, Morgan Hill’s Fourth of July parade – billed “the biggest in Santa Clara County” takes place on Monday starting at 9:45am. The parade route runs counterclockwise via Monterey Rd. thru the downtown area, Main Ave., Peak Ave, Dunne Ave., then back north on Monterey Rd.

Expect rerouting and delays on VTA’s 68 bus line in Morgan Hill in both directions from 8am until about 3pm to accommodate the parade setup, route and cleanup. This is because the parade route uses Monterey Rd. and Main Ave. – the same streets the 68 bus line uses.

San Francisco

Finally, there’s the REALLY BIG fireworks show along the Embarcadero and San Francisco Bay:

Caltrain will have the expected Sunday/Holiday service between San Jose, the Peninsula and San Francisco. From the 4th/King station, “follow the crowd” along King St. past AT&T Park, until it becomes the Embarcadero. Find a safe spot near Pier 39 or Pier 41, and enjoy the fireworks show safely.